Brain Functions Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| The Forebrain. | Largest Part. -2 hemispheres. -most evolved. -Phynius Gage damaged it. |
| Amagdala | -gut instinct. -part of the forebrain. |
| The Forebrain's Responsibilities | -emotional, cognitive, personal and social behavior. -also decison making, memory, speaking, sensations, decision making, planning |
| Midbrain | -visual and auditory reflexes -alerts and arouses forebrain *if midbrain is damanged, forebrain is unconscious |
| Hindbrain | -pons -medulla -cerebellum |
| Pons | -makes chemicals involved in sleep -damage to pons affects sleeping habits |
| medulla | -controls vital reflexes (blinking, breathing, vomiting, swallowing) -suppressed by drug and alcohol -"brain dead" means everything is gone except for medulla |
| Cerebellum | -coordinated movements (posture, balance, athletic ability) - affected by drugs and alcohol |
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